Nickname: Los Merengues / Los Blancos
Formed: 1902
Ground: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid
Real Madrid are quite simply the most famous football club in the world. Formed in 1902, they are Spanish football’s most successful team. They hold the record for winning La Liga (32 times) and a record 11 European Cup / Champions League wins.
They were founding members of the Spanish FA in 1909 and La Liga in 1929. Although the club won trophies in the interim, it wasn’t until the 1950’s that they became one of football’s giants. The arrival of Santiago Bernabeu Yeste as president began the modernisation of the club. During his reign, the stadium, training facilities and academy. He implemented the Galatico policy for which the club is renowned, beginning with stealing Alfredo di Stefano from under Barcelona’s noses.
And of course, established them as the biggest club in Europe. He remained president until his death in 1978, during which time Real won 16 La Liga titles, 6 Copa Del Rey, 6 European Cups and 1 Intercontinental Cup. He had given his life to the club as player, assistant manager, manager and director of football, as well as president having joined the club as a junior player aged 14.
Since then the club has gone from strength to strength. It is now the most valuable sporting brand in the world, consistently generating the most revenues every year. Some of the world’s greatest players have worn the white shirt: Di Stefano, Puskas, Raul, Zidane, Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Casillas and Ronaldo to name but a few.
Real Madrid were awarded “FIFA Club of the 20th Century” and the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit in 2004.
Not bad for a club from humble beginnings which saw Englishman Arthur Johnson score the club’s first competitive goal in a 1 – 3 defeat against Barcelona on 13th May 1902. Johnson went on to become the club’s first coach.
Honours
La Liga (32) – Spanish record:
- 1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12
Copa Del Rey (19):
- 1905 v Athletic Bilbao, 1 – 0; 1906 v Athletic Bilbao, 4 – 1; 1907 v Bizcaya, 1 – 0; 1908 v Real Vigo Sporting, 2 – 1; 1917 v Arenas, 2 - 1; 1934 v Valencia, 2 – 1; 1936 v Barcelona, 2 – 1; 1946 v Valencia, 2 – 1; 1947 v RCD Espanyol, 2 – 0; 1962 v Sevilla, 2 – 1; 1970 v Valencia, 3 – 1; 1974 v Barcelona, 4 – 0; 1975 v Atletico Madrid, 0 – 0 (4 – 3 on penalties); 1980 v Castilla, 6 – 1; 1982 v Sporting de Gijon, 2 – 1; 1989 v Real Valladolid, 1 – 0; 1993 v Real Zaragoza, 2 – 0; 2011 v Barcelona, 1 – 0; 2014 v Barcelona, 2 – 1
Supercopa De Espana (2):
- 1947 v Valencia, 3 – 1; 1988 v Barcelona, 2 – 0, 1 – 2 (3 – 2 on aggregate); 1989 Automatically awarded due to winning La Liga & Copa Del Rey double; 1990 v Barcelona, 1 – 0, 4 – 1 (5 – 1 on aggregate); 1993 v Barcelona, 3 – 1, 1 – 1 (4 – 2 on aggregate); 1997 v Barcelona, 1 – 2, 4 – 1 (5 – 3 on aggregate); 2001 v Real Zaragoza, 1 – 1, 3 – 0 (4 – 1 on aggregate); 2003 v Real Mallorca, 1 – 2, 3 – 0 (4 – 2 on aggregate); 2008 v Valencia, 2 – 3, 4 – 2 (6 – 5 on aggregate); 2012 v Barcelona, 2 – 3, 2 – 1 (4 – 4 on aggregate, away goals rule)
Copa Del Liga (1):
- 1985 v Atletico Madrid, 2 – 3, 2 – 0 (4 – 3 on aggregate)
Champions Cup / Champions League (11):
- 1955–56 v Stade de Reims, 4 – 3; 1956–57 v Fiorentina, 2 – 0; 1957–58 v AC Milan, 3 – 2; 1958–59 v Stade de Reims, 2 – 0; 1959–60 v Eintracht Frankfurt, 3 – 2; 1965–66 v Partizan Belgrade, 2 – 1; 1997–98 v Juventus, 1 – 0; 1999–00 v Valencia, 3 – 0; 2001–02 v Bayer Leverkusen, 2 – 1; 2013–14 v Atletico Madrid, 4 – 1; 2015–16 v Atletico Madrid, 1 – 1 (5 -3 on penalties)
UEFA Cup (2):
- 1985 v Videoton, 3 – 0, 0 – 1 (3 – 1 on aggregate); 1986 v 1FC Koln, 5 – 1, 0 – 2 (5 – 3 on aggregate)
UEFA Super Cup (3):
- 2002 v Feyenoord, 3 – 1; 2014 v Sevilla, 2 – 0; 2016 v Sevilla, 3 – 2
Intercontinental Cup (3):
- 1960 v Penarol, 0 – 0, 5 – 1 (5 – 1 on aggregate); 1998 v Vasco Da Gama, 2 – 1; 2002 v Olimipia, 2 – 0
FIFA World Club Cup (1):
- 2014 v San Lorenzo, 2 – 0
Leading Goalscorer
Cristiano Ronaldo, 366 goals in 350 appearances (as of 18th September 2016)
In any other time, Cristiano Ronaldo would have been undisputedly, the best player in the world but with Lionel Messi also playing, soccer has its own rivalry to compare with Ali and Frazier, Borg and McEnroe, and, Senna and Prost. The pair regularly fight it out for the European Golden Shoe, Golden Boot and Balon d’Or. Ronaldo has twice been voted UEFA Best Player In Europe.
Ronaldo’s scoring record since moving to Real Madrid in 2009, the records have tumbled. He is Real Madrid’s leading scorer of all-time in:
- La Liga (261), and, • European competitions (79)
as well as being:
- top scorer in a season (61 in 2014 – 15),
- the most goals in a La Liga season (48 in 2014 – 15), and,
- the most in a Champions League season (17 in 2013 – 14)
whilst holding the record for most hat-tricks (39) and most hat-tricks in a season (8 in 2013/14)
He is the only player in Real Madrid’s history to score 5 goals in a La Liga match on two occasions, as well as being one of four players to score 4 goals in a European match. His four against Malmo came in a twenty-minute spell.
All this from a man who cost a mere £80m in 2009.
Greatest Moment
18th May 1960, Hampden Park. The European Club Champions cup final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt is regarded as one the finest football matches ever played. Real won 7 – 3, a victory made all the sweeter having defeated Barcelona 6 – 2 on aggregate in the semi-final.
It was Real’s fifth consecutive European Cup win – an unparalleled level of success, particularly as no club has ever successfully retained the Champions League. The media of the day labelled the Real side, “the best club in history”. Despite the scoreline, it wasn’t a one-sided affair.
Frankfurt opened the scoring through Richard Kress which only served to annoy Real Madrid. Di Stefano equalised and then added a second. Ferenc Puskas then scored 4, including 3 in 15 minutes before Erwin Stein scored twice to make it 6 – 3. The final goal came from Di Stefano, completing his hat-trick.
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